Timber harvesting at Isle of Eigg

[Lon nan Gruagach]

The project is now under way. This means that the new pier and yacht wall are dangerous places to be due to logs being stacked there.

The pier is made safe 1/2 hour before and after the scheduled CalMac ferry.

 

[cpedw]

Do you know how long it will go on for?

 

[Lon nan Gruagach]

Do you know how long it will go on for?

Approximately 8 weeks.

The old pier (where most tenders land) is not affected.

 

[Lon nan Gruagach]

Jobs a good'un. All done and dusted.

Approx 2,400 tonnes of saw logs and pulp wood.

Normal service is now resumed.

 

[NormanS]

I remember a previous timber harvesting episode on Eigg, many years ago. Logs were piled up on the old slip. There came a big tide, and lo and behold, the Eiggites discovered that wood floats.

 

[pagoda]

Red Princess visits Arran as well for the same purpose.
At least on Eigg they aren't considering moving timber with trucks on a Calmac Ferry??
That happens at times on Arran. Quite why I do not know as the economics of putting a low value load on a truck on an expensive ferry do not make much sense?

 

[A1Sailor]

If you go to http://clydemaritime.co.uk/arrivals_2019
and http://clydemaritime.co.uk/departures_2019
you can find out where timber (logs) is shipped to/from.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Red Princess visits Arran as well for the same purpose.
At least on Eigg they aren't considering moving timber with trucks on a Calmac Ferry??
That happens at times on Arran. Quite why I do not know as the economics of putting a low value load on a truck on an expensive ferry do not make much sense?

It may depend on where the timber is going. If somewhere local needs a load it'll go by HGV anyway, whether it starts in a forest or on a ship.

 

[A1Sailor]

I think Timber starts in a forest - but ships often have a bridge log.